FNUS75 KABQ 121558
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAIN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
958 AM MDT WED AUG 12 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
STORMS BY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE WETTING
RAINS...ALTHOUGH THE FOOTPRINTS WILL BE MARGINAL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY/ERRATIC WINDS. HIGHS WILL BE SIMILAR TO
TUESDAY WITH HUMIDITIES DIPPING INTO THE 20 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW...WITH
AFTERNOON READINGS SLIGHTLY COOLER AS THE FOOTPRINT FOR WETTING RAINS
INCREASES. DPORTER

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH...BECOMING
                       SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                       TO 19 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 79-83 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                       GUSTY WINDS UP TO 16 MPH...BECOMING TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY/
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS/STORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 31-36 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH...BECOMING
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                       TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY/ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS/STORMS.

FORECASTS FOR WINDS ARE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AND MUST BE ADJUSTED
ACCORDING TO FUEL TYPE AND SHELTERING TO GET EYE LEVEL WIND SPEED.

FORECASTER...46

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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